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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

In 1951 there were no shops in Paradise St, but some opposite the baths next to The Junction pub. Mrs Wixted kept one. She had a daughter, Jean,now will be 70yrs. The potted meat would most likely be Marriott's from their workshop in Oswald St.

The name Wixted rings a bell, three brothers named Wixted, served in the Accrington Pals, one of them, James, was the first of the Pals to die after leaving England, for Egwypt.
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